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Croatia’s Perkovic goes back-to-back in women’s discus throw

Athletics - Olympics: Day 11

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 16: Sandra Perkovic of Croatia reacts after winning the gold medal in the Women’s Discus Throw Final on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)

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Sandra Perkovic landed the one that mattered, heaving a 69.21 in women’s discus throw to successfully defend her gold medal on Tuesday in Rio.

The 26-year-old nabbed Croatia’s third track and field medal all-time, finishing ahead of France’s Melina Robert-Michon and Cuba’s Denia Caballero.

The United States did not have a finalist in the competition.

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